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Drew WilsonMay 18, 2018

Republican John Ward, a Palm Coast businessman, released his first TV ad Thursday for his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. “Forged to be an American leader, John Ward. A U.S. Naval Intelligence veteran, he answered the call and protected us around the globe,” the ad narrator states. “Strengthened […]

Peter SchorschMay 15, 2018

Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly putting his thumb on the scale for Adam Putman over Ron DeSantis in the Republican primary for Florida governor. There is an easy way to do it. Earlier this week, The New York Times reported that Pence is making moves to keep President Donald Trump from getting too involved […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 14, 2018

On Monday, former Ambassador Nancy Soderberg rolled out the most high-profile endorsement for her congressional race yet, with former Vice President Joe Biden backing the Clinton administration alum. “I’ve known Nancy for three decades since she first started her work in the Senate,” Biden said. “She is a lifelong public servant who has served at the highest levels […]

A.G. GancarskiMay 10, 2018

U.S. Rep. John Rutherford, a former three-term Jacksonville Sheriff and current first-term Congressman, endorsed Lt. Col. Michael Waltz in the competitive Republican primary in Florida’s 6th Congressional District Thursday. Rutherford and Waltz share some of the same political advisors; the endorsement makes clear that they share a kindred ideological vision as well. “Michael Waltz is a conservative […]

A.G. GancarskiApril 20, 2018

On Friday, St. Johns County Commissioner Jimmy Johns opted to withdraw rather than stay in the race for Florida’s 6th Congressional District. The “resign to run” law compelled the choice. And faced with two self-financing Republican opponents in Michael Waltz and John Ward, Johns stood down. “This decision was a difficult one. I was torn between taking my […]

Scott PowersApril 16, 2018

Democratic former U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson said Monday he definitely is running for Congress but insisted he still hasn’t decided where yet, as his campaign reports raising $192,000 in the first quarter of 2018. “I am running for the U.S. House of Representatives,” Grayson said Monday. But the decision as to which district, “gets answered […]

Drew WilsonApril 13, 2018

Democrat Stephen Sevigny said Friday that his campaign to replace U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District brought in $250,000 in the first quarter. Sevigny, a Daytona Beach physician, entered the race in mid-February, giving his campaign about six weeks to raise money before the reporting period ended. According to the Federal Elections […]

Scott PowersMarch 22, 2018

Democrat Nancy Soderberg‘s quest to flip Florida’s 6th Congressional District picked up some credibility and support Thursday when national Democrats announced they were adding her to their “Red to Blue” program. Soderberg, a former U.S. ambassador, is seeking to claim the district stretching just south of Jacksonville down the coast and then through Volusia County into […]

A.G. GancarskiFebruary 19, 2018

Democrat Nancy Soderberg, running in Florida’s 6th Congressional District, has D.C. connections — and they will be visible at a March 8 fundraiser. The former Ambassador to the United Nations under the Bill Clinton administration will have a fellow Clinton alum as a special guest for that fundraiser in Washington: James Carville. Carville managed the 1992 Clinton campaign, […]

A.G. GancarskiJanuary 31, 2018

Another serious contender entered the Republican race to succeed Rep. Ron DeSantis in Florida’s 6th Congressional District. This week, St. Johns County Commissioner Jimmy Johns became the fourth candidate in the field. Johns, an engineering consultant by trade, holds dual degrees in Applied Physics from Jacksonville University and Civil Engineering from the University of Florida. “Our country is […]

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John Ward releases first ad for CD 6 campaign

If Mike Pence wants to keep Trump out of Fla. gov. primary, he should show him this story

Joe Biden wades into FL 6th CD primary, backing Nancy Soderberg

John Rutherford backs Michael Waltz in Florida’s 6th Congressional District

Jimmy Johns withdraws from race to replace Ron DeSantis in Congress

Alan Grayson raises $192K in first quarter, says ‘I am running for Congress’ … somewhere

Stephen Sevigny raises $250K in six weeks

Democrats add Nancy Soderberg, CD 6 to ‘Red to Blue’ program

James Carville, Darren Soto feature at D.C. fundraiser for Nancy Soderberg

Jimmy Johns enters crowded GOP race to succeed Ron DeSantis